 | |
  | |
| Searching ... |
| 0 % | ||
Books by David Goldblatt
  | | The Ball is Round(1st Edition) A Global History of Soccer by David Goldblatt Paperback, 992 Pages, Published 2008 by Riverhead Books ISBN-13: 978-1-59448-296-0, ISBN: 1-59448-296-9 "In this extraordinary tour de force of a book, David Goldblatt describes the rise of football, from a chaotic folk ritual to a sector of the global-entertainment industry. It's the story of players and managers, fans and owners, clubs and national teams; a chronicle of who won and who lost. But it's also a history of states and markets, money and power. And, above all, how all these forces interact. It is a history which attempts to loc ..." |
 | | The Game of Our Lives(Reprint) The English Premier League and the Making of Modern Britain by David Goldblatt Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2015 by Bold Type Books ISBN-13: 978-1-56858-516-1, ISBN: 1-56858-516-0 "Winner of the 2015 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award The Game of Our Lives is a masterly portrait of soccer and contemporary Britain. Soccer in the United Kingdom has evolved from a jaded, working-class tradition to a sport at the heart of popular culture, from an economic mess to a booming entertainment industry that has conquered the world. The changes in the game, David Goldblatt shows, uncannily mirror the evolution of Brit ..." |
 | | Futebol Nation(1st Edition) The Story of Brazil through Soccer by David Goldblatt Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2014 by Nation Books ISBN-13: 978-1-56858-467-6, ISBN: 1-56858-467-9 "No nation is as closely identified with the game of soccer as Brazil. For over a century, Brazil's people, politicians, and poets have found in soccer the finest expression of the nation's collective potential. Since the team's dazzling performance in 1938 at the World Cup in France, Brazilian soccer has been revered as an otherworldly blend of the effective and the aesthetic. "Futebol Nation" is an extraordinary chronicle of a nation t ..." |
 | | The Games(1st Edition) A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2016 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-29277-0, ISBN: 0-393-29277-0 "The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic games―by a New York Times best-selling sportswriter. A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2016For millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted by―and, in turn, affected by―world events? Why do we care about them so mu ..." |
 | | How to Watch the Olympics The Essential Guide to the Rules, Statistics, Heroes, and Zeroes of Every Sport by David Goldblatt, Acton David Johnny, Belinda Evans Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2012 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-312187-9, ISBN: 0-14-312187-1 "The must-have guide to the Summer Olympic GamesThis summer, millions of Americans will tune into the Olympic Games, the largest and most popular sporting event in the world. Yet while it's easy to be fascinated by agile gymnasts, poised equestrians, and perfectly synchronized swimmers, few of us know the real width of a balance beam, the intricate regulations of dressage, or the origin of those crowd-pleasing legs-in-the-air swimming fo ..." |
 | | The Soccer Book The Sport, the Teams, the Tactics, the Cups by David Goldblatt, Johnny Acton, Dorling Kindersley, Dk Publishing Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by Dk Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7566-5098-8, ISBN: 0-7566-5098-4 "Whether you want to bend it like Beckham or dribble like Ronaldinho, The Soccer Book is the ultimate visual guide to soccer skills, rules, tactics, and coaching, illustrating every aspect of every variant of the sport more clearly, and in more detail, than any other book has done before." |
 | | Football Yearbook 2004-5(Updated) The Complete Guide to the World Game by David Goldblatt Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2004 by Dk ISBN-13: 978-1-4053-0477-1, ISBN: 1-4053-0477-4 "For Gooners, Toffees, Cottagers, Pilgrims, Red Devils, Saints and football fans everywhere - the essential guide to the beautiful game. Packed with annotated maps, commentary, records and interesting and quirky stats for the trivia loving footie follower - this is the only annual to cover the global game. Features expanded coverage on many of the nations competing in Portugal for the Euro 2004 trophy, as well as the tournament itself. E ..." |
 | | The Games(1st Edition) A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2018 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-35551-2, ISBN: 0-393-35551-9 "The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic games―by a New York Times best-selling sportswriter. A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history through national triumphs and tragedies, individual victories and failures. Here is the story of grand ..." |
 | | The Game of Our Lives The English Premier League and the Making of Modern Britain by David Goldblatt Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by Nation Books ISBN-13: 978-1-56858-506-2, ISBN: 1-56858-506-3 "The Game of Our Lives is a masterly portrait of soccer and contemporary Britain. Soccer in the United Kingdom has evolved from a jaded, working-class tradition to a sport at the heart of popular culture, from an economic mess to a booming entertainment industry that has conquered the world. The changes in the game, David Goldblatt shows, uncannily mirror the evolution of British society.In the 1980s, soccer was described as a slum game ..." |
 | | Ball Is Round(1st Edition) A Global History Of Football by David Goldblatt Paperback, 992 Pages, Published 2007 by Penguin Uk International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-101582-8, ISBN: 0-14-101582-9 "The definitive book about soccer. With a new foreword for the American edition. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final. In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full sto ..." |
 | | Aesthetics(2nd Edition) A Reader in Philosophy of the Arts by David Goldblatt, Lee B. Brown Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 2004 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-13-112144-7, ISBN: 0-13-112144-8 " This anthology reverses gives special attention to popular arts as to the so-called fine arts. This book has a huge number of selections. The book divides articles into sections according to specific arts, while also providing sections on classical and contemporary sources regarding the arts in general. As with the first edition, this book also brings together readings in continental and analytic philosophy. It also contains helpful in ..." |
 | | The Age of Football(1st Edition) Soccer and the 21st Century by David Goldblatt Hardcover, 624 Pages, Published 2020 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-63511-9, ISBN: 0-393-63511-2 "A monumental exploration of soccer and society in our time―by its preeminent historian.In the twenty-first century, soccer commands the allegiance, interest, and engagement of more people in more places than any other phenomenon in the world. David Goldblatt―author of the acclaimed, best-selling The Ball Is Round―charts the sport’s global cultural ascent, economic transformation, and deep politicization.Based on a decade of research and ..." |
 | | Democratization(1st Edition) by David S. Potter, Margaret Kiloh, Paul Lewis, David Goldblatt Paperback, 560 Pages, Published 1997 by Polity Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-1815-9, ISBN: 0-7456-1815-4 "In 1760 no polity in the world was democratic in any way we would now recognize. In 1995 there were democratic states on every continent and in every region. The struggle to create, sustain, and entrench democratic political systems is one of the central narratives of modernity. Democratization is the first textbook comprehensively to survey, explore and engage with this story. In Part I, the introduction to the book as a whole, an ..." |
 | | The Age of Football The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century by David Goldblatt Hardcover, 800 Pages, Published 2019 by Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-5098-5424-0, ISBN: 1-5098-5424-X "The epic exploration of society, politics, and economics in the twenty-first century through the prism of football, by the critically acclaimed author of The Ball is Round.'David Goldblatt is not merely the best football historian writing today, he is possibly the best there has ever been'Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesIn the twenty-first century football is first. First among sports themselves, but it now commands the allegiance, inter ..." |
 | | The Time Travel Handbook From the Eruption of Vesuvius to the Woodstock Festival by David Goldblatt, James Wyllie, Johnny Acton, Goldblatt Acton Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 1838 by Profile Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-78125-404-2, ISBN: 1-78125-404-4 "Have you ever wondered what you might need to wear if you were setting off back in time to be at the execution of Charles I? Or what might have been the best vantage point to watch the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and still survive? Or how you might get your point across at the trial of Greek philosopher Socrates and not cause offence or worse? This book will give you the answers and more. In their hugely readable, entertaining follow-up ..." |
 | | The Games A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2018 by Pan ISBN-13: 978-1-4472-9887-8, ISBN: 1-4472-9887-X "Why did it prosper and how has it been so utterly transformed?In The Games, David Goldblatt - winner of the 2015 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award - takes on a breathtakingly ambitious search for the answers and brilliantly ..." |
 | | The Games A Global History of the Olympics (Hardback) by David Goldblatt, Jessie H. Bancroft Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2016 by Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-4472-9884-7, ISBN: 1-4472-9884-5 "Rich with statistics, this is an admirably balanced account" Daily Mail"Prodigious research and a fluent writing style ... this is a fine book which should have an appeal much beyond the game" Mihir Bose, Independent"A salient overview of ..." |
 | | How to Watch the Olympics An Instant Initiation into Every Sport at Rio 2016 by David Goldblatt, Johnny Acton Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2016 by Profile Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78125-103-4, ISBN: 1-78125-103-7 "The Olympic Games can dazzle us with the sheer scale and variety of its sporting contests. Yet many of the games are unfamiliar to even the most avid sports fan. Which is where this witty, insightful book comes in. How to Watch the Olympics offers each sport's backstory and culture, and explains the finer points of strategy, skulduggery and skill. Once you've read the book, you'll be on tenterhooks to see whether the Danes triumph at h ..." |
 | | The Game of Our Lives The Meaning And Making Of English Football by David Goldblatt Paperback, 376 Pages, Published 2015 by Viking International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-241-95526-0, ISBN: 0-241-95526-2 "WINNER of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2015 In the last two decades football in Britain has made the transition from a peripheral dying sport to the very centre of our popular culture, from an economic basket-case to a booming entertainment industry. What does it mean when football becomes so central to our private and political lives? Has it enriched us or impoverished us? In this sparkling book David Goldblatt argu ..." |
 | | Futebol Nation A Footballing History Of Brazil by David Goldblatt Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2014 by Viking International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-241-96977-9, ISBN: 0-241-96977-8 "Futebol Nation by David Goldblatt - a thriling history of Brazil through its sporting passion. From the genius of Pele to corruption and civil unrest, no nation has so closely aligned its national identity with playing and watching football as Brazil. Football is regarded as a thing of joy, its yellow shirts a delightful amalgam of sport and art, entwined with its cultures of music and religion. This is true, but there is another side t ..." |
All Authors
All Bindings
All Editions
All Years
All Regions
David Goldblatt
All Bindings
All Editions
All Years
All Regions